Enrollment
As of March 1, 2017, here are current enrollment numbers:
Early Childhood Enrichment Center (ECEC)
76 students from age 15 months through 2 years
4 classrooms
4 lead teachers and a multitude of teacher aides
Pre-Kindergarten
79 students who were 3 or 4 at the start of the school year
4 teachers
4 classroom aides and additional after school workers
Elementary
221 students
Kindergarten
40 students
2 teachers and a classroom aide
* Largest Kindergarten enrollment since 2008
1st
41 students
2 teacher and a classroom aide
2nd Grade
36 students
2 teacher
3rd Grade
27 students
2 teachers
4th Grade
44 students
2 teachers
5th Grade
33 students
2 teachers
Middle School
102 students, 5 Teachers
6th Grade
33 students
7th Grade
31 students
8th Grade
38 students
Special Teachers
Spanish
Art
Physical Education
Music
Computers
Resource/Learning Strategies
Academic Immersion Program
10 students, grades 3-7
2 teachers
Diversity
St. Paul Lutheran School functions as a ministry to the community of Lakeland and Polk County. It is our desire to serve as diverse a population as desires the unique education we offer.
Ethnic Diversity
- 8% of our students have Hispanic/Latino heritage
- 5% have Asian heritage
- 4% have African heritage
Diversity of Religious Background
- Of the 478 students in attendance, 34% are from St. Paul Lutheran Church
- 26% of students do not have a home church listed
- 40% of students attend a Christian church other than St. Paul Lutheran Church
- 53 distinct churches are represented in our student body
St. Paul Lutheran School enrolls students from a wide variety of religious backgrounds and those with no religious heritage. Students are expected to fully participate in all school activities including Jesus Time/Christian Studies, chapel worship, classroom devotions, etc.
Achievement
St. Paul Lutheran School students take a nationally normed standardized achievement test in the spring. Our scores from the spring of 2016 are reflective of the pattern over the past five to six years.
An average SPLS student, 3rd through 8th grade, scored better than 70% of students nationwide.
The graduating 8th grade typically scores over 4 grade levels ahead of national averages, which means they score like a college freshman on the test
80% of our students taking the test scored above grade level